Review: Amnes and Lula share a penchant for hard-edged techno, but Synergy is the first time that they have appeared together on a release. Amnes' "Our Bodies" is a dense roller. Led by grainy kicks and firing percussion, evocative synth textures envelop the arrangement. "Timeshift" sees Lula opt for a different approach. The pace is slower, but she uses robust break beats as the backdrop for atmospheric sound scapes. Lula's other contribution, "Together", picks up the pace. On this occasion, she deploys a pounding, ebm-style bass and a steely rhythm to devastating effect - even if the dreamy sounds are never too far away.
Review: Celebrating its 350th release, Tresor delivers a compilation with a difference. Instead of the steely techno that has defined the club and label, Yet is all about left of centre sounds. There's the ethnic chants of Nandele & A-Tweed's "Deserto", while on "Lovesong" Nadia Struiwigh combines woozy sub-bass with mid-tempo drums. Ryan James Ford's "Totes (Bath mix)" does steer the compilation back towards the dance floor, but it's with a twist, as clattering break beats provide the backdrop for introspective synths. It's only a temporary divergence though - "No Longer Human" is a moody stepper, while DJ Sotofett and Kavadi's "Kandhan Karunai" sees the pair drop a frenetic, fragmented rhythm that defies categorisation.
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